Improvement in gates



waited tatrt @anni @with FRANCIS C. BROWN AND CYRUS ALLEN, OF PALMYRA, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 90,421, dated May 25, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN GATES.,

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making pan of the same To all whom lit may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANCIS O. BROWN and GY- RUS ALLEN, of Palmyra, in the county of Wayne, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gates; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', reference beingA had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specication, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 is a front view of our gate, when closed.

' Figure 2 represents the gate, partly open Figure 3 represents the gate, opened to its fullest extent.

Figure 4 is a side view of the post, with which the ends ofthe rails engage when closed.'

/This invention relates to an improvement in the method of hanging sliding'gates, whereby they are adapted to it snugly against their posts, the rear one' of which serves as a support for the gate, to relieve the lateral pressure upon the hinges during the sliding-operation; and

The invention consists in bringing the double-braced frame, of triangular form, which supports and guides the` gate in its sliding movements, directly to the inner surface of the rear post, as will be hereinafter more fully described. i

The gate shown in the drawings is constructed with ve rails, a a a" a am', and two vertical end-pieces,

am... am,... y

The top rail of the gate rests upon rollers E E, jonrnalled in the double-braced frame A B O, as shown in tig. l, said rollers being situated near the junction of the pieces A with the pieces B and G.

These latter pieces have blocks t' t t placed between' them, so as to hold the said parts forming the double frame firmly together, and permit the lower rails of the gate to slide between them.

The pieces C, which form the perpendicular side of the triangular frame, are hinged directly to the inner face of the gate-post 11', by means of hinges h It, arranged centrally on said post, one above the other.

By this method of hinging the triangular frame, one

side of the piece C will rest against the inner face of the post when the gate is closed, and when the same is vbeing moved upon the rollers, it is guided against the side of the post, and thereby relieves the hinges of lateral strain.

- The method of hinging 'sliding gates heretofore generally employed consisted in a straight vertical bar, carrying the gate, pivoted in lateral arms, projecting from top and bottom ofthe gate-post.

This arrangement, however, is not substantial, as the arms are liable to be broken from the posts by heavily-laden wagons passing through the gate.

They are further objectionable, in permitting a large opening between the supporting-bar and gate-post, through which small animals can readily pass. To remedy this defect, the-gate mast `necessarily be increased in length, which adds additional weight.

By our invention, this difiiculty is avoided, as the hinges are placed upon the inner face ofthe post, and V are consequentlyv out of the way.

The gate, also, when closed, ts with close contact `against the posts, presenting a linished andneat appearan ce, and without. projecting joints, against which passing vehicles are liable to catch. n

The' gate is held in a closed position by means Oi the latch g, pivotcd to the gate-post b, near its upper end, and adapted to engage with the notch e, formed in the top'rail am', as shown in the drawing.

Having thus described our invention,

What we claim as new, and desire to secure b y Letters Patent, is-

The double-braced triangular frame AB C, carrying the sliding gate, when hinged by means of the hinges h h, directly to the inner face Of the gate-post b', centrally of the same, as herein shown and de scribed, for the purpose specified.

FRANCIS C. BROWN. OYRUS ALLEN.'

Witnesses:

A. P. SEELEY, HENRY JOHNSON. 

